HB 22-1278​: Yeah --- That's What We're Talkin' About

The "MENTAL HEALTH CENTER SYSTEM" in Colorado is beyond BROKEN --- it's SCARY and UNSAFE.

Probably a lot of the professionals in the current system will be working in this new system --- and that really goes to the fact that the issue is not the people ---- IT IS THE SYSTEM.

A lot of suffering has been behind getting these reforms this far and Mental Health Colorado deserves a lot of credit for turning that suffering into REAL REFORM.

Systemwide Behavioral Health Grievance System

This is a big issue to us:

Responsive Gov't for People & People with Disabilities Requires Grievance Systems & Procedures that can get to Systemic Issues & Reforms

Grievance Procedures --- Food for Thought

12 27-50-108.  Systemwide behavioral health grievance system.​

13 (1) (a)  ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2024, THE BHA  [Behavioral Health Administration] SHALL CREATE AND

14 IMPLEMENT A PROCESS FOR COLLECTING, ANALYZING, AND ADDRESSING

15 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM GRIEVANCES AT A SYSTEMIC LEVEL THAT

16 LEVERAGES AND DOES NOT DUPLICATE EXISTING GRIEVANCE RESOLUTION

17 PROGRAMS. THE BHA SHALL ANALYZE GRIEVANCES TO IDENTIFY AND

18 ADDRESS SERVICE DELIVERY GAPS AND TO INFORM STATEWIDE 19 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM POLICY. . .

Colorado State Capitol

​"By July 1, 2024, the bill requires the BHA to establish:

• A statewide behavioral health grievance system;
• A behavioral health performance monitoring system;
• A comprehensive behavioral health safety net system;
• Regionally-based behavioral health administrative service organizations;
• The BHA as the licensing authority for all behavioral health entities; and
• The BHA advisory council to provide feedback to the BHA on the behavioral health system in the state.

​"The bill transfers to the department of public health and environment responsibility for community prevention and early intervention programs previously administered by the department. The bill makes extensive conforming amendments."